Official UK procurement notice
Outsourcing of Adult Autism Diagnostic Assessments
Authority: North East London NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of this procurement is to outsource a minimum of 91 completed diagnostic assessments.
We expect a multi-disciplinary approach, using experienced qualified professionals using
standard tools such as ADOS-2, 3DI, and AAA The expectation is for the service provision to be delivered 3-5 days/week as a multidisciplinary approach.
The provider must ensure that they have a robust quality assurance and governance framework in place in line with NICE Guidelines for the provision of the MDT Autism Service .
Face-to-face assessments will take place in St Georges Health and Wellbeing Centre, in Havering. Trust policy must be adhered to.
CPV: Psychiatrist or psychologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The aim of this procurement is to outsource a minimum of 91 completed diagnostic…Awarded
The aim of this procurement is to outsource a minimum of 91 completed diagnostic assessments. We expect a multi-disciplinary approach, using experienced qualified professionals using standard tools such as ADOS-2, 3DI, and AAA The expectation is for the service provision to be delivered 3-5 days/week as a multidisciplinary approach. The provider must ensure that they have a robust quality assurance and governance framework in place in line with NICE Guidelines for the provision of the MDT Autism Service .Face-to-face assessments will take place in St Georges Health and Wellbeing Centre, in Havering. Trust policy must be adhered to. This procurement is intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C and will continue until the 91 assessments are complete.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 May 2025, 13:43 BST
- Last source update
- 30 May 2025, 09:56 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028661- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050c43Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 15 May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 15 May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' Representations - Can be made to Procurement@nelft.nhs.uk There were no identified conflicts of interest. Procurement used the 5 Key Criteria to Direct Award
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.' Contract start date 02 …
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICS Operations trading as Xyla Services | £99,918 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018775-2025-1 · ICS Operations trading as Xyla Services
- Signed
- 2 May 2025
- Value
- £99,918
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Carehome Selection LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.